Verifier



J. B. BASKERVILLE.

VERIFIER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 29, 1920.

1,370,267. Patented Mar. 1, 1921.

. INVENTOR.

A TTORNE Y.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

VERIFIER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 1,1921.

Application filed June 29, 1920. Serial No. 392,781.

1 0 all 107mm it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN B. BASKERVILLE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Roanoke. in the county of Roanoke and State of Virginia,have invented certain new and useful improvements in Verifiers, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to verifiers and more particularly to verifiersfor verifying the loading of freight.

it is the practice of many of the railroads to use what is known as theaffirmative loading system in the loading of freight, which systemconsists in the loading clerk using a loading ticket on which he placesa distinctive designation, such, for instance, as a number, whichloading ticket with the number thereon, he gives to the trucker,direct-- ing the trucker to place such articles of freight which he hasloaded on his truck in a certain designated car, there having beenplaced in such designated car at a convenient point for use, a rubberstamp and ink pad,the rubber stamp bearing a number corresponding to thenumber which the loading clerk has placed on the loading ticket. hetrucker after discharging the articles of freight from his truck in thecar, stamps the loading ticket with the rubber stamp placed therein, andreturns the stamped ticket to the loading clerk, who can, at a glance,tell whether the freight has been loaded in the proper car, and thusavoid erroneous shipments. If the trucker loads the articles of freightfrom his truck in a car other than the one designated by the loadingclerk, and uses the stamp placed in such car, which stamp has adifferent designation or number than the designation or number placed bythe loading clerk on the loading ticket, and the loading clerk does notdetect the discrepancy between the number which he has placed on theloading ticket and the number which thetrucker has stamped on theticket, when the trucker returns the ticket to him, and the freight isreported short from the point to which it the car containing the freightwhich was I erroneously loaded therein, went to. For a detaileddescription of my invention, reference may be had to the accompanyingdrawing, and the reference characters thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

The drawing shows a perspective view of my invention. Reference number 1indicates a base plate with an aperture 2 through the upper end thereof,for hanging the device upon a nail or peg. 3 represents an inking padcarried by the base plate 1. 4 is an oscillating table hingedly relatedto base plate v1 as at 5. Gare rubber type which are adapted to bebrought into contact with inking pad 3, when the oscillating table 4 ismoved upwardly, whereupon the type 6 are inked when the table ispermitted to return to its normal position by gravity when the loadingticket is'pressed against the face of the type, thereby making animpression of the type carried by the oscillating plate 5 on the loadingticket.

Having thus described my invention what I claim is V 1. In a verifier, afixed upright member,

a movable member normally lying at right angles to the fixed member andadapted to be moved int-o contact and lie parallel therewith, an inkingelement carried by one of said members, and type carried by the other ofsaid members.

2. In a verifier, a base plate, a movable member normally lying at rightangles and pivotedly related thereto and adapted to be moved intoparallel relation therewith, an inking element carried by said plate andtype interposed between said element and said member.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature JOHN B. BASKERVILLE.

